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Mobile Lifts Gaining Momentum in Service Shops
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Ryder System Inc.is one company whose fleet maintenance technicians are using mobile lifts to get under big rigs.
Large Fleets Forecast to Buy More Trucks in 2018
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INDIANAPOLIS — Sales of Class 8 tractors are expected to grow as much as 20% in 2018 as big-fleet truck buyers begin spending again after having reduced their capital expenditures dramatically in 2016 and 2017, executives said at the National Truck Equipment Association’s annual Work Truck Show here.
Alternative Fuels Will Grow, but Diesel Remains Go-To, Daimler Exec. Says
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INDIANAPOLIS — Alternative fuels and green technologies will continue to evolve and secure their roles within the trucking sector, but diesel is still the most efficient and cost-effective fuel and will be for some time to come, Kary Schaefer, general manager of marketing and strategy for Daimler Trucks North America, told attendees at the Green Truck Summit here last week.
Maintenance Shop Management
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With the increasing complexity of modern trucks and an even higher premium placed on drivers’ time, Glen McDonald, maintenance director at Ozark Motor Lines, knew he needed to maximize shop labor and move trucks through his fleet’s maintenance shops more quickly, all of which required an updated approach.
Technology Could Attract New Truck Maintenance Technicians
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The trucking industry needs to hire about 30,000 maintenance technicians to keep up with demand.
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